Mae West Quotes

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

"Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before."

"Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now just shouldn't be allowed. There's no dignity anymore and I think that's very important."

"When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better."

"It is better to be looked over than overlooked."

"I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure."

"Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you."

"I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond."

"Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution."

"I used to be Snow White, but I drifted."

"To err is human, but it feels divine."

"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it."

"Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache."

"A hard man is good to find."

"When women go wrong, men go right after them."

"An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises."

"I speak two languages, Body and English."

"Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office."

"One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it."

"I believe that it's better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked."

"I like a man who's good, but not too good - for the good die young, and I hate a dead one."

"It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men."

"He who hesitates is a damned fool."

"Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often."

"If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning."

"Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided."

"I've been in more laps than a napkin."

"When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before."

"Love thy neighbor - and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier."

"Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from."